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Thomas of Britain

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Thomas of Britain (French: Thomas d'Angleterre; Old French: Tumas de Britanje) was a poet of the 12th century. He is known for his Old French poem Tristan, a version of the Tristan and Iseult legend that exists only in eight fragments, amounting to around 3,300 lines of verse, mostly from the latter part of the story. It is calculated that this represents about one sixth of the original.

The poem was written between 1155 and 1160, possibly for Eleanor of Aquitaine, since the work suggests close ties with the court of Henry II. Beyond this, his identity is obscure; it has been speculated that he is to be identified with the "Thomas" who wrote the Romance of Horn, but this is unsupported. ...more

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	Le Roman de Tristan: Introduction: 1. Ptie. Le Poème de Thomas. 2. Ptie. Les Sources de Thomas Et Du Rapport de Son Poème Aux Autres Formes de la Légende de Tristan. Appendices: I. Les Parties Anciennes Du Roman En Prose Française. II. Allusions à... by Joseph Bédier, Thomas of Britain, Société Des Anciens Textes Français (Creator) 3.52 avg rating — 15,533 ratings — published 1170 — 132 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tristan et Iseut by Béroul, Thomas of Britain, Marie de France 3.59 avg rating — 4,074 ratings — published 1170 — 153 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tristan et Iseut by André Mary, Denis de Rougemont (Preface), Thomas of Britain 3.45 avg rating — 3,012 ratings — published 1972 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Romance of Tristram and Ysolt by Thomas of Britain, Roger Sherman Loomis (Translator) 4.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman de Tristan: suivi de La Folie Tristan de Berne et La Folie Tristan d'Oxford by Thomas of Britain, Emmanuèle Baumgartner (Editor), Ian Short (Editor) 3.09 avg rating — 11 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Tristan in Brittany: Being the fragments of the romance of Tristan written in the XII century by Thomas of Britain, Dorothy L. Sayers (Translator) 4.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1929	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman De Tristan, Volume 2 it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman de Tristan, Vol. 1: Poème du Xiie Siècle; Texte (Classic Reprint) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman de Tristan, Vol. 2: Introduction it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Roman De Tristan: Introduction: 1. Ptie. Le Poème De Thomas. 2. Ptie. Les Sources De Thomas Et Du Rapport De Son Poème Aux Autres Formes De La ... Ii. Allusions À... by Thomas of Britain, Joseph Bédier, Société Des Anciens Textes Français liked it 3.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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